Category: IoT
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BDPA Returns to CES: #CES2018
LAS VEGAS, NV—CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. A high-level business event that touches all industries, it’s the place where business gets done. A platform for innovators of all sizes to build their brands, every major technology company on the planet participates in CES in…
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Why the Future Could Mean Delivery Straight Into Your Fridge
BENTONVILLE, AR — Shopping for groceries can be a hassle for my busy family. We need to make the time to go to the store, make sure we find everything on our list (and a few things that likely weren’t), lug them home and then put them away. Sometimes this can be a fun trip,…
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EY selects LISNR as 2017 Connected World Communications Winner
CINCINNATI, OH–Rodney Williams leads one of the most disruptive companies in our emerging Internet of Things (IoT) space and mobile connectivity. His firm, LISNR, provides a data transmission protocol that utilizes ultrasonic, inaudible technology that sends secure data over audio. Today, EY announces LISNR as Connected World Communications Winners for their 2017 Ohio Valley EY…
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BDPA Members Talk Tech & Disruption in Philly for Tech Week
PHILADELPHIA, PA—How does one change the way we think about business? How does one keep up with constantly changing markets in software-defined ecosystems? How can one utilize new technologies to launch, grow, and sustain a new company? 2017 “DISRUPTION & DIVERSITY IN TECHNOLOGY” In today’s world these are the questions that people be asking in…
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HBCU Q&A with Facebook and Google
BALTIMORE, MD—For this semester’s Presidential Distinguished Speaker Series, Morgan State University is hosting a moderated panel discussion followed by questions and answers with Facebook’s Maxine Williams and Google’s Yolanda Mangolini. “The Future of Tech and Your Role in IT” Wednesday evening in Baltimore, March 29, 2017, at 6:30 PM on campus at Morgan State University.…
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Intel to employ 3,000 high tech workers in Arizona factory
WASHINGTON—Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich (above) met moments ago with President Donald Trump, Wednesday, February 8, 2017, where the company announced it will invest $7 billion in a factory employing up to 3,000 people to manufacture “the most advanced chip on the planet.“ The factory is in Arizona, the company said, and over 10,000 people in the…
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Cisco to acquire APM leader AppDynamics
Combined Portfolio To Provide Unprecedented Application, Business, and Infrastructure Analytics SAN JOSE, CA—Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced its intent to acquire AppDynamics, Inc., a privately held application intelligence software company based in San Francisco. AppDynamics’s cloud application and business monitoring platform enables the world’s largest companies to improve application and business performance. Cisco will acquire AppDynamics…
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Tech Association announces Earth Day Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. (bdpatoday.com) — BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C. (BDPA-DC), an information and communications technology (ICT) local trade association, announces an Earth Day themed technology and cyber career summit for College, Community College, Vocational Technology, and High School students to partner with Industry. Participating industry and government executives, information technology (IT) experts, and cybersecurity professionals…
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Cisco to Layoff up to 20% of its Global Workforce
SAN JOSE, CA [CRN] — Cisco Systems is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, as many early retirement package plans have already been offered to employees, said sources. Cisco is set to announce its fourth fiscal quarter results after the market closes later today. Cisco must retool digital tool sets for…
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Azure captures Predix: GE and Microsoft CEO’s announce new deal
Microsoft’s Azure cloud wins a high-profile new customer—GE by Jon Fortt | CNBC TORONTO, ON—In their latest reveal, Microsoft hopes that when GE’s Predix becomes available on Azure next year, its longtime industrial customers will be more likely to adopt Azure. Microsoft also intends to make its other cloud offerings, including Office365, Dynamics, and Cortana, work…